All Chapters of The Wolf King's Reluctant Mate: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

I didn't have time to think about what was happening. I spread both arms wide and bared my teeth in a fierce, wild snarl. I pushed all the remaining power from the sealed First Alpha directly forward. The true alpha gold light crashed into the unstable purple spear with a massive, ear-splitting impact that sounded like a volcanic mountain was splitting in half.The force of the collision knocked me back three steps. My combat boots dug deep into the slush. Intense heat burned my chest and forearms, burning the dark fur.Adele grabbed the back of my cloak with her fingers, holding herself steady. Elara made a small, frightened sound behind her sister, but she kept holding onto Adele's waist."Stay right behind me!" I shouted, my voice becoming a deep rumble that made the rock shake.The purple anti-magic light pushed harder, getting stronger. My boots started to slip in the grey snow.Deep in my chest, I felt the ancestral First Alpha core fully wake under its seal—it was hungry, angry,

I did not say much to that as I echoed her sentiment.We sat quietly for a while. The hall was warm. The food was delicious. Elara asked Lira how she kept her iron claws so sharp, and Lira actually gave a real answer.Sarlen told a quick story about Adele when she was very small that made her hide her face and groan. Bram spilled stew on his armor and acted like it was a new battle mark.It felt like a family. Our group's bond was finally returning.Later, when the hall had grown quieter and most people had gone to rest, Adele and I walked out onto the high wall. The sun was starting to go down. The mountain wind was cold but fresh.She stood in front of me and let me wrap the black cloak around both of us."Elara is sleeping in the medical wing with Lira watching," she said. "Sarlen is finally resting. Bram has the night watch.""And us?" I asked."We get one quiet hour," she said. "No disturbances. Just this."I rested

The next morning, the entire pack woke to the same slow, rhythmic pulse beneath us.Most wolves inside the fortress only felt a faint, uneasy sensation—a strange, biological pressure that felt like a winter storm about to break over the peaks.Adele and I sensed the frequency with terrifying clarity. It was already much stronger than the night before, vibrating deep into our bones.We met inside the small council room right after breakfast. Bram, Lira, Darius, Sarlen, and Elara sat around the old, hand-carved timber table. Adele stayed close to my right side, her fangs bared in a silent, defensive way.Darius spread three brittle, yellowed vellum pages across the wood."I found these in the restricted medicine vaults ea

The heart stone slid up the lowest step like water, its smooth surface catching the orange lantern light. It didn't have legs or a face, but it moved with a strange, purposeful tilt. It stopped just three inches from my boot, its soft, internal glow pulsing in a slow rhythm that matched the beat of Adele's heart through our bond."Rowan," Adele whispered, her hand instantly finding mine. Her fingers were warm, but her grip was tight. "Look at the edge, it's changing color."She was right. The deep obsidian black was softening at the rim, turning into a strange, pale silver that looked exactly like the light that had briefly taken over my own eyes in the cavern."Do not touch it yet," I said softly, stepping slightly in front of her. I lowered my lantern, letting th

The ground shook hard again. Adele grabbed my arm. Bram and Lira stopped walking. Sarlen held Elara close."What was that?" Adele asked. Her voice was steady, but her fingers dug into my sleeve.I listened. The shake came again, lighter this time. It rolled up from the lower temple vaults."Not the heart-stone," I said. "Something else."Bram drew his broadsword halfway out of the metal sheath. “I hate when the mountain becomes this unsettling, Sire.”“Your pack steel will not assist you against a stone collapse, Bram,” Lira snorted."It makes me feel better," he answered.We moved fast down the narrow hall. The